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N.L. Holmes is the pen name of a professional archaeologist who received her doctorate from Bryn Mawr College. She has excavated in Greece and in Israel, and taught ancient history and humanities at the university level for many years. She has always had a passion for books, and in childhood, she and her cousin (also a writer today) used to write stories for fun.

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	Bird in a Snare (The Lord Hani #1) 4.04 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crocodile Makes No Sound (Lord Hani #2) 4.42 avg rating — 123 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lake of Flowers (Lord Hani #5) 4.46 avg rating — 120 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scepter of Flint (Lord Hani #3) 4.50 avg rating — 117 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The North Wind Descends (The Lord Hani #4) 4.43 avg rating — 118 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flowers of Evil (Hani's Daughter Mysteries #1) 4.41 avg rating — 100 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pilot Who Knows the Waters (Lord Hani #6) 4.57 avg rating — 92 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Web of Evil (Hani's Daughter Mysteries #2) 4.42 avg rating — 72 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Melody of Evil (Hani's Daughter Mysteries #4) 4.57 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wheel of Evil (Hani's Daughter Mysteries #3) 4.50 avg rating — 56 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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N.L. Holmes and 1 other person liked Stephanie's review of A Taste of Evil (Hani's Daughter Mysteries #5): "This is book 5 in the series can be read as standalone. This was engaging from beginning to end couldn't stop reading, this book is full of suspense and mystery, if you like mystery, historical fiction and little bit more, this book is for you. Highl" Read more of this review »
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N.L. Holmes liked Kat Mellon's review of A Taste of Evil (Hani's Daughter Mysteries #5): "I really love this whole series so much! The characters are wonderfully written and are so unique. I love the storylines, the settings, but I'm a sucker for all things ancient Egypt. The history given is super interesting but doesn't seem to bog the " Read more of this review »
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After The Da Vinci Code, bookshelves have exploded with thrillers based on arcane texts that contain world-shaking discoveries. If you're part of the audience that laps that up, here's something to sink your teeth into. The Genizah Codex is centered on ...more
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N.L. Holmes rated a book really liked it L'Affaire Saint-Fiacre by Georges Simenon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It's not my favorite Maigret mystery, but Simenon is a wonderful writer in any case. Set in the atmospheric November of a French village in Berry, in a delapidated castle where Maigret spent his own childhood (his father had been the manager), this o ...more
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I can't think of a more beautiful writer than Maggie O'Farrell. This book is a love story for the mature, building up over three generations -- a patchwork of flashbacks on two continents. It takes a skillful author to handle this sort of constructio ...more
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